Chapter 194 The First Year of the Founding of the People's Republic of China, Chiye No. 9
However, Sun Zhongyuan still smiled at Qi Canghai, "Boss Qi, is this really convenient?"
"They are all acquaintances, since Mr. Dajiu said so, it's better to be happy alone than to be happy with everyone!" Qi Canghai wanted to push back at this time, it would be inappropriate, and he quickly changed his expression. Pen fun and pavilion www.biquge.info
"Okay!" Dajiu smiled, "Then let's go to Mr. Qi's Linlang Pavilion to have a look!"
The three of them entered the store together.
When he sat down at the Eight Immortals table in a corner of the store, Sun Zhongyuan found that there was a curtain on the Eight Immortals table, and after he sat down, Qi Canghai pulled it like this, and the curtain fell.
Qi Canghai took out a box more than one meter long. This box, apparently with a back, is made of red sandalwood.
The wood of red sandalwood, don't look at the name, actually has nothing to do with red sandalwood, and it is easy to distinguish in appearance.
However, red sandalwood is more similar to sea yellow, and at the beginning of the market, some merchants will pick out the beautiful pattern when the sea yellow is sold. However, the pattern is similar, but the density is not the same, the density of red sandalwood is greater than that of sea yellow, and it is easy for novices to be blinded, but veterans can measure it. Later, there were many more on the market, and novices knew how to weigh the weight.
It doesn't look like red sandalwood, and the density is not like sea yellow, but it's simple, and it's been sold directly in the past two years, and the price is actually increasing.
Although the red sandalwood willow is cheaper than the red sandalwood and sea yellow, it is not easy to find the big material, and it is estimated that Qi Canghai also spent a lot of money to make such a big wooden box.
When the box was opened, a steel knife with a cold glimmer was revealed.
That's right, it's a steel knife. As I said before, it's actually iron. Before the Sui and Tang dynasties, there were too few records and hand-downs about iron in China, and some opinions say that the technology came from the Middle East and South Asia. However, some scattered evidence can also be found that the iron technology was mastered in China as early as the Han Dynasty.
And the age of this knife also speaks for itself.
The length of this knife is more than ninety centimeters. And it's really a bit similar to the katana of the Wa Kingdom, the blade is very narrow, and it gradually widens from the head of the knife to the swallowing mouth, and the widest part is about four centimeters. At the same time, it is relatively thin, and it does not have the heaviness of a common knife.
It's long, narrow, and thin, and it really looks like a sword. However, judging from the head of the knife, it is indeed a knife. The swallow is a simple and elegant oval, the handle is cylindrical, and the tail is a flat iron ring.
Qi Canghai is a seller, and he must have decorated it before, because the gray-blue cotton thread was wound around the hilt, and the flat ring at the end of the handle was also equipped with a long tassel of bright yellow.
Accented by the purple flannel on the inside of the box, this knife is really a bit dazzling.
Okuhira Saburo took out the knife, and since he was sitting, he could only swing it diagonally upwards slightly.
As soon as the connoisseur makes a move, he will know if there is one. This momentum, at first glance, is a master of using a knife, even if Qi Canghai doesn't understand, but from the fluency and momentum, he can also see the extraordinary state, and he can't help but say good!
Okuhei Saburo looked at Sun Zhongyuan, "I'm smiling!"
He really thinks that his skills are inferior to others.
Sun Zhongyuan will definitely not laugh, the things on his body are like yellow robes; What should I say, the name of the demon knife is worthy of its name.
Then, Okuhei Saburo turned the knife over and put it on the red sandalwood box that had been covered with a lid.
At the bottom of this blade, eight gilt inscriptions are revealed:
In the first year of the founding of the People's Republic of China, Chiye was the ninth.
The font is a bit like Wei Bei, majestic, but also a little clumsy. Sun Zhongyuan looked awkward, as if he was looking at Chinese characters written by foreigners.
However, he has already examined this knife, and there is no doubt about the authenticity!
Chiye Knife!
It is indeed a famous knife through the ages.
The founding of the country does not mean the establishment of a country, this is a year name. During the period of the Sixteen Kingdoms, the era name of the acting monarch Tuoba Shiyiqian. Some people may be a little unfamiliar with Daiguo, but it is actually the predecessor of the Northern Wei Dynasty. This Tuoba Shiyigan is the grandfather of the founding emperor of the Northern Wei Dynasty.
The territory of the Dai State is basically outside the Saiwai, and it has not yet occupied a large area of the Central Plains territory like the Northern Wei Dynasty.
This Chiye sword was indeed made by Tuoba Shiyiqian after he ascended the throne of God. The reason why it is called Chiye Knife is because the place where it was built was in Chiye City outside the Saiwai.
According to historical records, he carefully supervised the construction of ten Chiye knives at that time. The first time to ascend the throne, ambitious, these ten knives, have the meaning of aspiration. Later, Tuoba Shiyiqian really advanced into the Central Plains and moved the capital to Yunzhong.
Judging from the shape of the knife and the sharpness it still maintains, the Chiye knife is definitely used in war, and it is also suitable for use on horseback. However, there are very few historical materials about the Chiye Knife, and there are basically only a few words. I don't know where these ten knives are.
To this day, there have never been any public reports of the discovery. Sun Zhongyuan didn't expect that Qi Canghai was really not simple, and he actually got a Chiye knife!
The gilded inscription on the blade shows that the "serial number" was still arranged to create these ten Chiye knives at that time. Chiye nine, ninth.
Dajiuping Saburo is not a connoisseur of collecting swords, he nodded and said: "From the Western Han Dynasty to the Sui Dynasty in China, the ring head knife has always been very popular, and this is also a typical representative of the short-handled war knife in China! This Chiye knife is both practical and gorgeous, and it really deserves its name!"
Sun Zhongyuan nodded, Tuoba Shiyiqian is from the Xianbei tribe, so the gold inscription on the knife is a bit exotic, and it is easy to understand. Moreover, the knife does not use Xianbei characters, but uses Chinese characters, which may also show his ambition to enter the Central Plains.
"Eight gilt inscriptions, one word is worth a lot of money!" Qi Canghai said with a smile at this time.
Since Dajiu and Sun Zhongyuan both have a positive attitude, he is now relieved, and all of a sudden, he turned to the factors that are beneficial to the business.
Okuhei Saburo smiled slightly, "Mr. Qi, what you said this time is true, make an offer!"
Qi Canghai frowned. As if I had lied to you before, this is our first time doing business, right?
How did he know that before doing this business with him, Okuhei Saburo naturally investigated him and knew that he was in the antique business and had always been known for his cunning. Otherwise, if you meet Sun Zhongyuan by chance, Dajiu will not have a whim and invite you strongly.
Sun Zhongyuan suddenly felt a little blocked in his heart. Although Tuoba Xianbei was a foreigner back then, after all, he also founded the country on the land of China. This Chiye knife suddenly appeared, and as a result, it was about to fall into the hands of the Japanese people.
He calculated his net worth, and I am afraid that he will not be able to compete with Okuhei Saburo in terms of funds. The most important thing is that the transaction is about to be made, and it is too late for him to sell what he has on hand to make money.